"Christmas Angel" Sue Matsuki

Wrapped in tissue on a shelfI wait almost a yearTo be brought down and dusted offthe holidays are hereMy wings are bentsome glitter’s gonebut every year it’s clearThey want me to adorn their treethis family I hold dearThis family I hold dear

My view is quite an odd oneI see tinsel, balls and lightsAnd over the years I’ve also seenmy share of family fightsWho doesn’t like this one or that one?Who gets the leg or wing?Who doesn’t believe in Jesus’ birth?what carol shall we sing?What carol shall we sing?

I am their Christmas Angel I see all from high above I am their Christmas Angel I watch over them with love

One year they all were children Next year they seemed so grown One year one was off to war One year no one came home One year there was just mom, no dad One year there was no tree But every year they take me out And remember how it used to be

Wrapped in tissue on a shelfI wait another a yearTo be brought down and dusted offthe holidays are hereMy wings still bentmore glitter’s goneI look down from a new treeIt’s her son nowwho with his kidsare looking up at me . . .

I am their Christmas Angel I see all from high above I am their Christmas Angel I watch over them with love